Mental health

Indicator Māori Non-Māori
Males Females Total Males Females Total
Table 38: High or very high probability of anxiety or depressive disorder, by gender, Māori and non-Māori, 2013/14 [1]
High or very high probability of anxiety or depressive disorder, 15+ years, percent, 2013/14 9.6
(7.1–13.0)
9.5
(7.5–11.8)
9.4
(7.7–11.4)
4.5
(3.6–5.6)
7.6
(6.4–9.0)
6.0
(5.2–7.0)

Māori adults were about 1.5 times as likely as non-Māori adults to report a high or very high probability of having an anxiety or depressive disorder (RR 1.56, CI 1.24–1.97). The difference was higher for males: Māori males were twice as likely as non-Māori males to report a high or very high probability of having an anxiety or depressive disorder (RR 2.04, CI 1.36–3.04).


1. Notes:

  • Figures are age-standardised to the total Māori population as recorded in the 2001 Census.
  • Prioritised ethnicity has been used – see Ngā tapuae me ngā raraunga: Methods and data sources for further information.
  • ‘High or very high probability of anxiety or depressive disorder’ refers to a K10 score of 12 or more. The Kessler 10‑item scale (K10) is a set of questions used internationally to screen populations for non-specific psychological distress and serious mental illness (see Screening for serious mental illness in the general population in the Archives of General Psychiatry).

Source: 2013/14 New Zealand Health Survey, Ministry of Health

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